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EAC Election Observation Mission urges Electoral Commission of Uganda to register all eligible voters in future

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 18th January, 2021: The East African Community Election Observer Mission to the 2021 Uganda General Elections has urged the Electoral Commission of Uganda to consider registering as voters all persons who turn 18 ahead of future general elections. 

The mission further urged the Electoral Commission to consider timely accreditation and issuance of accreditation documents to domestic observers to enable effective observation of future elections. 

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EAC Election Observer Teams to the Uganda General Election flagged off in Kampala

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 12th January, 2021: Observer teams from the East African Community Election Observer Mission (EAC-EOM) to the January 2021 Uganda General Election were formally flagged off in Kampala this morning. 

Flagging off the observers, EAC-EOM Head of Mission H.E. Domitien Ndayizeye, said that to ensure objectivity and impartiality, the observers had been drawn from all the EAC Partner States except the Republic of Uganda which is going to election on 14th January, 2021. 

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Uganda Judiciary says it is ready to handle election disputes

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 12th January, 2021: The Judiciary in Uganda says that is ready to handle all election disputes that will emerge from the Presidential and Parliamentary elections that will be held on 14th January, 2021. 

Uganda’s Deputy Chief Justice (DCJ) Richard Butera disclosed that the judiciary had already conducted training for judicial officers particularly on the handling of election petitions and disputes.

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